Do you that Kessler syndrome could happen in the next 20 years?

Question: Do you that Kessler syndrome could happen in the next 20 years?
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  Kessler syndrome
Asked by ROYLE to Dominic, James, Jenny, Kevin, Norah on 15 Mar 2017.
- James Harpur answered on 15 Mar 2017:
  
  No probably not although I do think space debris is a big issue. From what I’ve seen, the big space powers are taking it more seriously now. There’s measures in place to make sure new satellites are brought back to Earth after a certain time frame, and there’s even missions planned or ongoing which aims to take care of current debris.

ROYLE commented on 15 Mar 2017:

Do you think the Iridium-Cosmos collision in 2009 could have ignited the process? Maybe it has already started?

Question: Do you that Kessler syndrome could happen in the next 20 years?